Initiating a file transfer with a CGI script in C++

This is a discussion on Initiating a file transfer with a CGI script in C++ within the C++ Programming forums, part of the General Programming Boards category; I would like to write a CGI script that logs the IP address of the person that runs it and ...

Initiating a file transfer with a CGI script in C++

I would like to write a CGI script that logs the IP address of the person that runs it and then initiates a file transfer. I know how to handle the logging of the client's IP address, but I have no idea where to begin with starting the file transfer. Can anyone point me in the right direction?